A Burnham-On-Sea English school teacher who organised the town’s entry into a nationwide poetry competition to help boost local creativity has been recognised with an award.
Burnham-On-Sea.com recently featured here how Becky Dalziel from King Alfred School Academy had led Burnham and Highbridge’s entry in the Poetry By Heart 2019-20 competition, which included coverage on BBC1’s Breakfast programme.
Poetry by Heart is a national competition from the Poetry Society to encourage children and communities to learn and love poetry.
Now, Becky has been recognised by being named the winner of the ‘special award for outstanding engagement’.
She gave her reaction to Burnham-On-Sea.com this week: “We were thrilled to hear that our towns and the school had won the award for outstanding engagement from the hundreds of schools who entered.”
“It’s a testament not only to the brilliance of pupils who recited their poems so beautifully but also to the people who supported them.”
“It was so exciting welcoming BBC Breakfast and we received lots of letters from people around the country saying how much they enjoyed watching our children, Mayor, Vicar, lifeboat cox and residents enjoying poetry. It just shows what a wonderfully supportive community we have.”
The BBC’s filming of locals reciting poetry took place at King Alfred School, Burnham’s Princess Theatre, St Andrew’s Church, the RNLI station, and the seafront and included the Mayor Cllr Andy Brewer.
